Tomi Lahren Calls Out Beyoncé For Presenting Colin Kaepernick With an Award (UPDATE)

It was inevitable that a political commentator would weigh in on Beyoncé presenting an award to Colin Kaepernick, right?

Tomi Lahren, the outspoken conservative anchor who works for Fox News, has pissed off the Beyhive with her comment about Bey giving the NFL athlete the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, even calling her "police-hating!"

Yikes.

In the tweet, the L.A-based talking head also refers to Colin, who started a movement in 2016 by taking a knee at a football game to stand for police brutality, "American-hating Kappy."

Way to piss of lots of people at once, Tomi!

Police-hating Beyonc presents police and America-hating Kappy with a legacy award. This is how far weve fallen. Wow. pic.twitter.com/KIe6IqEQey

Read on to see Twitter's response to the two icons taking the stage together and more.

Original story (12/6/17 at 10:16 a.m. ET):

An icon has met an icon, and Twitter has a lot to say about it.

Beyoncé made a surprise appearance last night at Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to present NFL star Colin Kaepernick with the magazine's Muhammad Ali Legacy award, and the reaction was mixed at best.

“Thank you, Colin Kaepernick,” she said on-stage after being introduced by The Daily Show's Trevor Noah.

“Thank you for your selfless heart, and your conviction. Thank you for your personal sacrifice. Colin took action with no fear of consequence or repercussion, only hope to change the world for the better. To change perception, to change the way we treat each other, especially people of color.”

The athlete, who used to play for the 49ers but is now a free agent, was humbled by the honor.

“I say this as a person who receives credit for using my platform to protest systemic oppression, racialized injustice and and the dire consequences of anti-blackness in America,” the 30-year-old said.

“I accept this award not for myself, but on behalf of the people. Because if it were not for my love of the people, I would not have protested. And if it was not for the support from the people, I would not be on this stage today."

And Bey is making like her husband by showing support for Colin. Last month, Jay-Z literally stopped midway through a show on his 4:44 tour to protest police brutality and praise Colin for his taking such a brave stand.

"It's not about a flag. It's about justice and injustice. And that's not a black or white thing, it's a human issue. Everybody should feel the same way," the 48-year-old said.

"Everyone should be affected... that's a young person who lost their life senselessly. Black people in particular, we gotta get our shit together. We gotta start working with each other. We're not second class citizens to anybody."

Yet another reason Bey and Jay are the ultimate power couple? They stand up for what they believe in — controversy be damned!

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